Bell's Ceramic bell decanter Christmas 1997 other spirits & liqueurs

Bell's Ceramic bell decanter Christmas 1997 other spirits & liqueursArthur Bell & Sons' first appeared on the label in 1904. It also featured a Curler and described the whisky as a Pure Malt Whisky' from Perth. Later A. K acquired another Perth blending house John Dewar & Sons and the company enjoyed growth. Prohibition in the United States from 1920 1933 had a detrimental effect on growth, as the United States was the largest growing market in the world at the time. The 1997 decanter depicts the malt and grain

from a single harvest in a particular year

showing the first hints of graceful evolution

Nose: Fruity

A little crushed nettle and some rubbed mint leaf

The resulting decrease in alcohol percentage causes some of the constituents to become insoluble

is very well structured and balanced with good tannins that gives it great staying power

Tamnavulin distillery was silent between 1995 and 2007 - this 12 year gap in production meant that in recent times they have produced very little in the way of official bottlings

not too ripe kiwi

Peppery and leafey aftertaste

creamy Beautiful notes of gentian spirit (or Suze)

Blair Athol distillery

you can mix into one of the Captain’s favourite dark rum cocktails